College of Engineering Unit:
Our sponsor Jens Rohrer offered our team the opportunity to design a new form of laser sight. Seemingly out of science fiction, this sight utilizes RFID and motion controls to turn on. First and foremost we designed this for security. The use of RFID allows the owner of the firearm to prevent unauthorized use of the laser modules attached. The use of the gyroscope and accelerometer allow the user to avoid random activation and save on battery life. Secondly, we focused on ease of use, this product only runs on a single rechargeable battery pack that can easily be removed and reattached.The other components in this design require no charging and run simply on RFID to emit specific radio waves to transfer data. Dalton Wilde and Dillan Pham spearheaded the physical modeling of the project. The specialized class 3 holster is designed to better hold the firearm with the new sight included, and a simple light weight wristband will be used to activate the reader on the firearm itself. The enclosure itself is designed to be angular and rigid to keep up with pleasing aesthetics while maintaining a sturdy and robust frame. Ethan Tew focused on electrical components and coding. A few iterations were made trying to focus on bluetooth technology, however RFID was proven to be more functional with the requirements we were working with.
